In this tutorial, I go over how to add basic Materials and Textures to objects in Blender, and go over some of the basic options that are present in both.
This video is recorded DURING my high school media class, so you will hear sniffles, closing doors, and all sorts of interruptions. Hopefully those distractions will not ruin the content. More videos and other tutorials can be found on my website at http://www.weisbrodimaging.com/classes/